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VIETNAMESE LITERATURE The battlefield by Tran Hoai Thu (Click title for story) Tran Hoai Thu was born in 1942 in Dalat, evacuated from this city
in the highlands following the war, and grew up in Nhatrang and Hue in
central Vietnam. He was educated at Quoc Hoc Hue, Hue University, and Saigon
University. Having been mobilized he served in the army in Binh Dinh for four
and a half years as a platoon leader, later as a war journalist. After the
fall of Saigon in 1975 he was arrested, and sent to a hard labour camp.
Released after four years of imprisonment he worked as an ice-cream peddler,
and afterwards fled the country by boat, resettling in the US in 1980. Most
of Tran Hoai Thu's writings have particularly been concerned with the
sufferings caused by the Vietnam war. He is celebrated for 8 collections of
short stories, and 1 collection of poems. His most recent book Mac Niem Chien
Tranh, a collection of short stories, was published in 1999, after Tho Tran
Hoai Thu (a collection of poems in 1998), Ve Huong Mat Troi Lan (1998), Ban
Me Thuot Ngay Dau Ngay Cuoi (1997), Ra Bien Goi Tham (1995), Mot Noi Nao De
Nho (Con Duong Publisher, 1974), Ngon Co Ngam Ngui (Y Thuc Publisher, 1972),
Nhung Vi Sao Vinh Biet (Y Thuc Publisher, 1971), and Noi Bo Vo Cua Bay Ngua
Hoang (Y Thuc Publisher, 1970). Tran Hoai Thu' s short stories and poems have
appeared in many journals, and magazines.
Eva by Song Thao (Click title for story) Song Thao - pseudonym of Ta Trung Son, short story writer, born
in Ha-Noi (North Vietnam) in 1938. He began to write in early 1991. Song
Thao' s short story Eva ( Vietnamese version) first appeared in Chan
Mang Giay So 6, a collection of short stories written with a humour and
simplicity of style having recently been published by Van Moi Publisher. Chan
Mang Giay So 6 is the fourth book of the author, after Con Do Bong Hinh (a
collection of short stories, Van Moi Publisher 1997), Dong Dua Cuoc Tinh (a
collection of short stories, Ngay Nay Publisher 1996), and Bo Chon Mu Suong
(Kinh Do Publisher 1993). His work appeared in many anthologies in the US and
Canada: Tho Van Hai Ngoai Nam 2000 (Van Moi, 2000), Hai Muoi Nam Van Hoc
Viet-Nam Hai Ngoai 1975-1995 (Vietnamese Pen, 1995), Hai Muoi Nguoi Viet Tai
Canada (Nang Moi, 1995), and Hai Muoi Nam Van Hoc Viet-Nam Hai Ngoai
1975-1995 (Dai Nam 1995). Song Thao contributed to numerous established
literary magazines: Van Hoc, Van, Hop Luu, The Ky 21, Song Van, Nang Moi, and
Lang Van.
The lucky compulsive gambler by Pham Nguyen
Luong Pham Nguyen Luong, poet, short story writer and
doctor, born on 11-20-1942 in Hung Yen, North Vietnam. The 1954 Geneva
Accords led to his family's leaving Hai Phong for South Vietnam. He finally
settled in Saigon, graduated as a doctor from the University of Saigon in
1971, and joined the army in 1972. Pham NguyenLuong's The Lucky Compulsive
Gambler, a short story dealing with gambling and its tragic result, first
appeared in The Ky 21 magazine, the English version in SongVan magazine in
1998. Both versions were republished in his collection of short stories Nguoi
Hang Xom Moi/ The New Neighbors published in the same year by Xuan Thu
Publisher. This is the author's third book after "Nguoi Viet-Nam Nho Ve
Nguon Goc Viet-Nam"; "Anh Hung Va Giai Nhan Viet-Nam"
published by Nguon Song (1995). The New Neighbors was followed by the novel
Nang Saigon Nang Hoa-Ky, published in 1999 by Dai Nam Publisher. Volunteer by Dung Nham Dung Nham - pseudonym of Nguyen Tuan Khanh, artist, poet, and short
story writer, born in Kampuchia in 1941, known as Rung for his painting, Dung
Nham/Co Dong for poetry, and Kinh Duong Vuong for short story. He had
contributed to numerous literary magazines in Saigon, including Bach Khoa,
Van, Van Hoc, Y Thuc, Chinh Van, Tan Van. Dung Nham/Co Dong's poems and Kinh
Duong Vuong's short stories recently appeared in a number of literary
periodicals: Van Hoc, Hop Luu in California, Song Van in Florida. Volunteer
translated by Dung Nham and published in this issue is one of the author' s
300 poems which are to be introduced in three collections: Tho Tinh Co Dong,
Nhung Bai Tho Roi, and Trai Tim Mau Hong Ngoc. Kinh Duong Vuong's Chiec Mat
Na Cuoi, the first collection of short stories, was published by Van Moi
Publisher in 1997. In the field of art, Rung's most recent exhibition was at
La Artcore Center At Union Center For The Art. His paintings are showcased
at:
http://www.artmania.com/TuDo/
http://members.tripod.com/vietgallery/index.html To welcome you, my love
-- Creation by Pham Manh Vien Pham Manh Vien - Information on the author is not
available. ENGLISH LITERATURE The young woman who
practiced singing by Duong Nhu Nguyen. Duong Nhu Nguyen - information on the author is not
available. White summer night by Vu Thi An (Click title) Vu Thi An - information on the author is not available. Alongside by Hoang Xuan Son Hoang Xuan Son was born in Thua Thien Vietnam in 1942. He began writing
poetry in 1962. Vien Pho, his first collection of poetry, was published in
1989 by Viet Chien Publisher. His most recent work Hue Buon Chi, a collection
of poems, was published in 1993. Hoang Xuan Son's poems have appeared in
numerous magazines of literature and art published in the United States and
Canada. Tran Hoai Thu | Pham Nguyen Luong COVER ART
Network by Nguyen Khai Nguyen Khai, pseudonym of Buu Khai, artist, born in Hue in 1940,
graduated from the National School of Fine Art in 1963, won the Bronze medal
at a Spring Art Exhibition in Saigon even before his graduation. One of the
founders of the Young Vietnamese Artists Association -- an active and
well-known artist group -- in the early 60's, Nguyen Khai committed himself
to painting and found it his only way to probe the depth of reality, his
inner state, and to pursue the marvellous. While still in his twenties, he became
one of the most famous artists in Vietnam. The fall of the South Vietnam
forced him to flee his country in 1981, and settled in the American State of
California. The painter resumed his painting, and exhibited regularly since
then. During the period from 1993 to 1996 he created a new series of
paintings on the theme of mankind and computer, which is designed to show the
effects of technology and its growing complexity on human life. "My new
set of painting set forth this idea of computer corrupting the
individualistic spiritual growth. These painting show the corrosive influence
of computers in our everyday life, yet they also show the beauty of the human
mind; it is creations and innovations. They are in a sense, a reminder to
mankind that we created computers and not vice versa. We control our lives
with a strong immaterial power that no computer can ever replace. The pieces
Mother Earth, Lights, Eve Of the 21 Century, Pollution, Salvation, and
Spiritual Silence will lead the way to free people from the influence if
science and back to the inner spiritual development.-- Nguyen Khai." Exhibitions: 2000 -- Tustin Renaissance Gallery (May 2 - June 24, 2000) SHORT STORIES, POEMS from current, and previous issues:
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